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VEHICLE WRENCH.

No. 603,838. Patented May 10,1898.

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GRANVILLE DAVIS, OF NORTH SALEM, INDIANA, AND JAMES M. DAVIS, OF HENRY,ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO DAVID D. THOMSON, OF NORTH SALEM,INDIANA I i VEHICLE-WRENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,838, dated May 10,1898.

Application filed October 11, 1897. Serial No. 654,769. N model-l 1'0aZZ whom it maywlwern: jecting portionlS, is pivotally attached to Be itknown that we, GRANVILLE DAVIS, the hinge-lug 2 by a pin or bolt 10. Anadresiding at North Salem, in the county of justable arm 11, having anangular jaw 12 Hendricks and State of Indiana, and JAMES and carrying apivotally-secured hook 13 at M. DAVIS, residing at Henry, in the countyits outer end, is slidably secured upon the of Marshall and State ofIllinois, citizens of jaw-support 8 bymeans of a thumb-screw 14, theUnited States, have invented certain passing through a slot 15 in theadjustable new and useful Improvements in Vehiclearm 11 and enteringthreaded openings 16 in Wrenches; and We do declare the following thejaw support 8. The spring -arm 4 is 10 to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of preferably formed of flat spring metal, with theinvention, such as will enable others the integral hook 17 at its outerend and at skilled in the art to which it appertains to right anglesthereto. make and use the same, reference being had In operation thejaws 3 and 12 are adjusted to the accompanying drawings, and to the tofit the vehicle-nut by means of the thumb- 15 figures of referencemarked thereon, which screw 14 and slot 15. Said jaws are placed form apart of this specification. on the nut and the hook 13 hooked over a Ourinvention relates to improvements in spoke of the 'wheel 19. Thespring-arm 4- is vehicle-wrenches of the class that are adapted thendepressed until the hook 17 on the end to simultaneously clamp theaxle-nut and thereof also engages a spoke, when the ten- 26vehicle-wheel and take off or put on said aXlesion of the spring-armserves to hold it senut by rotating the wheel. curely in position on thewheel and nut. By The objects of our invention are, first, to rotatingthe wheel the nut will be loosened provide a wrench of that class thatwill be or tightened, as the case may be, inasmuch simple inconstruction; second, that can be as it is forced to turn with thewheel- Should 2 5 quickly adjusted to fit nuts of different sizes; it bedesired to clamp a nut without using third, that has an elastic armwhich holds the the hooks 13 and 17, the jaws 3 and 12 are jaws inconstant contact with the nut, and, adjusted upon the nut and the screw7 tightfourth, that has a means for adjusting the ened until its end,pressing against the inner jaws to clamp a nut without the necessity offace of the projecting portion 18, will clamp 0 clamping the wheel. thejaws uponthe nut. The adjustment of With these objects in View ourinvention the jaws is sufiicie'nt to fit the wrench to any consists inthe construction and combination vehicle-nut of the class of Vehiclesfor which of parts shown in the accompanying drawit is intended. As seenin Fig. 5, the arms 4 ings and described in the following specificaand11 are on an angle when the wrench is 35 tion. in use with the hooks l3and 17 secured upon In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevathe spokesof the Wheel.

tion, the dotted lines indicating the adjust- Having thus described ourinvention, what ment of the jaws. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. we claim,and desire to secure by Letters Pat- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken onthe line .1100 out of the United States, is-

0 of Fig. 2, the securing-hooks being broken 1. A vehicle-wrench of theclass described, 0 away. Fig. 4 is an end view of the springconsistingof the jaw-base 1, having the lug arm hook, and Fig. 5 shows the deviceas ap- 2, the extended portion 6, carrying the thumbplied to avehicle-wheel. screw 7, and the jaw 3, and having a spring- Referring tothe drawings, 1 is a jaw-base arm 4, fixedly secured thereto, saidspring- 45 having a hingelug 2, an extending angular arm terminating ina right-angled hook 17, a 5 jaw 3, and having a spring-arm 4 securedjaw-support 8, having lugs 9,andaprojection thereto by rivets 5.Opposite the jaw 3 is a 18, an adjustable arm 11, slidingly secured toprojecting portion 6, having a threaded opensaid support 8, by means ofa thumb-nut 14, ing therein to receive the thumb-screw 7. A passingthrough a slot 15, said arm having the 50 jaw-support 8, havinghinge-lugs 9 and a projaw 12, at one end and the pivotally-secured 10ohook 13 at the other end, all substantially as set forth.

2. A vehicle-wrench composed of two oppositely-disposed members,pivotally hinged together, each of said members provided with anut-engaging jaw upon one side, one of said members provided with aspring-arm terminating in a right-angled hook adapted to engage avehicle-spoke, and the other member composed of two portions, the jawportion being slidably adjustable upon the hinged portion and adapted tobe regulated by means of a thumb-screw working in a slot in said member,said member terminating in a pivotallymounted hook-engaging spoke, allas shown and described.

3. In a vehiclewrench of the class described, the combination with themember 1, having the jaw 3, and the extended portion 6, carrying thethumb-screw 7, and the springarm 4, pivotally secured to the member 1,and terminating in a flat hook 17, integral with and at right angles tosaid arm 4, of the jawsupport 8, pivotally connected with the base 1,and having an extended face 18, adapted to engage the thumb-screw 7, thesliding arm 11, adjustably secured upon the jaw-support 8, by means ofthe thumb-screw 14, said arm having the jaw 12, upon its inner end andthe pivotally-secured hook 13, upon its outer end, all substantially asshown and described.

4. The combination in a Vehicle-wrench of the class described, of anadjustable sliding arm 11, having a spoke-engaging hook 13,

pivotally secured at its outer end and a nutengaging jaw integral withits inner end, and the jaw-support 8, having hinged lugs 9, and threadedopenings 16, with the jaw-base 1, having the nut-engaging jaw 3, and anextended portion 6, carrying a thumb-screw 7, and having a spring-arm 4,terminating in a hook 17 fixedly secured thereto, as shown anddescribed.

5. In combination in a vehicle-wrench of the class described, thejaw-base 1, having the lug 2, the extended portion 6, carrying thethumb-screw 7, and the jaw 3, the springarm 4, fixedly secured thereto,said springarm terminating in a hook 17, disposed at right angles tosaid arm, a j aw-support 8, having a screw-engaging depending portion18, and provided with openings 16, to receive the said thumb-screw 14,the adjustable arm 11, having the slot 15, and the jaw 12, thepivotally-mounted hook secured to the end of the arm 11, the thumb-screw14, securing said arm upon the support 8, thejaw-base 1, being pivotallyconnected by means of the bolt 10, passing through the lugs 2, and 9,all as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GRANVILLE DAVIS. JAMES M. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

LUoY NATHAN, CAREY S. FRYE.

